Visual Communications Expert ; )

I’m an Artist.

The focus of my programs while attending Sheridan and ACAD was the fundamentals of design, interpretive illustration and visual communications. The fundamentals of art are the skills required to make great art, interpretive illustration is flexible, being more expressive than technical and visual communications is about communicating abstract ideas through imagery and text, making them relatable and understandable.

Through the many types of illustration and art courses I participated in I was exposed to a great variety of techniques and mediums (which of course I’m not showing here; you’ll have to explore my portfolio to see other samples). I’m as much a crafter as I am an illustrator. I paint mostly in acrylic and watercolour and am confident with ink, lead, pastels and other assorted drawing mediums. Plus, I have hands-on experience in print making, paper crafts and textile arts.

I like to think I have an adventurous spirit and love creative challenges. Besides being framed and hung on a wall, my art has been published in and on the cover of books, has appeared on sidewalks and walls – inside and out, as tattoos and as assorted gift wear from greeting cards to t-shirts, from poker chips to… well, on lots of things.

What's With the Rhinos?

After my 2nd year at ACAD I noticed that my portfolio, while full of good stuff, was all over the place with no consistency. That's to be expected when you try a little bit of everything. So when I started at Sheridan I decided to pick a theme so that regardless of the assignment, at least I'd have that to tie everything together.

I chose rhinoceroses. They are big, aggressive and powerful with no natural enemies. They're also on the brink of extinction, so fragile and in need of our help. Plus, they're cool to look at - with strong graphic shapes. With all those characteristics, no matter what the project, I could justify using some sort of rhino imagery. After 3 years of drawing rhinos and collecting rhino paraphernalia the image kind of stuck. Hence I became the rhino lady.

Local

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Affordable

With no big firm overhead, you only pay for the quality time that goes into your art project.

Experience

Real world, hands on experience providing graphic art in a multitude of fields for print and web.